I wish I could understand what you don't understand. Here's a complete working example.
- Gordon <?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Alert; private function createMsg(event:Event):void { var topLeft:Point = new Point(0, 0); topLeft = event.currentTarget.localToGlobal(topLeft); Alert.show("the X position of the top left of LABEL 1 in global coordinates is " + topLeft.x, "Show Me", Alert.YES | Alert.NO); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Panel> <mx:Form> <mx:FormItem label="Label1"> <mx:TextInput focusOut="createMsg(event);"/> </mx:FormItem> <mx:FormItem label="Label2"> <mx:TextInput/> </mx:FormItem> <mx:FormItem label="Label3"> <mx:TextInput/> </mx:FormItem> </mx:Form> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of flexawesome Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 9:43 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to get Textinput position? great, I see.... but I was serious how to get a textInput position in form ( id=textInput ) by click the button? for example like coding below? huummm.... evt.currentTarget.parent.localToGlobal (new Point(evt.currentTarget.x,evt.target.textInput.y)).y Cheers --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Assuming that what you want is global coordinates, it's even simpler to > do > > event.currentTarget.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0)).x > > which works because the upper-left of any component is (0, 0) in its own > local coordinate system. > > - Gordon > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of flexawesome > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:32 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to get Textinput position? > > > > you are SO COOL. Thank you so much :) > > have a nice day > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Sven Woermann" <sven.woermann@> > wrote: > > > > Hi, try this. You are basically calling the localToGlobal method on > the > > parent container of the TextInput and give it the position of the > TextInput > > relative to it's parent. > > > > event.currentTarget.parent.localToGlobal(new > Point(event.currentTarget.x, > > event.currentTarget.y)).x > > > > > > > > > > On 9/11/07, flexawesome <flexawesome@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Gordeon, > > > > > > Thank you so much to reply it as I am new to flex, and don't know > how > > > to use localToGlobal() it in my app below, I am appreciate if you > > > can show me the code , that would be great! > > > > > > THANKS :) > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Gordon > > > Smith" <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > > > > > The x and y properties of a DisplayObject are in the coordinate > > > system > > > > of its parent. So you're getting the location of the top-left of > the > > > > TextInput relative to the top-left of the FormItem. If you want > > > > coordinates in a different coordinate system, use localToGlobal() > > > and > > > > globalToLocal(). > > > > > > > > - Gordon > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] > On > > > > Behalf Of flexawesome > > > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:11 PM > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to get Textinput position? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > humm...parent doesn't work... and I correct the code below.. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > ================================ > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > " > > > > viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > > > > import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject; > > > > import mx.core.UIComponent; > > > > import mx.controls.Alert; > > > > > > > > private function createMsg(event:Event):void { > > > > > > > > var target:UIComponent = UIComponent(event.currentTarget); > > > > > > > > var alert:Alert; > > > > > > > > Alert.show("the X position of LABEL 1 is "+event.currentTarget.x, > > > > "Show Me", Alert.YES | Alert.NO) > > > > } > > > > > > > > ]]> > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > > > <mx:Panel> > > > > <mx:Form> > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Label1"> > > > > <mx:TextInput focusOut="createMsg(event);"/> > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Label2"> > > > > <mx:TextInput/> > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Label3"> > > > > <mx:TextInput/> > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > </mx:Form> > > > > </mx:Panel> > > > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > > > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Might be event.currentTarget.parent.x. There is no Label1 in > your > > > > > sample. Also see localToGlobal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > > > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > > > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > ] On > > > > > Behalf Of flexawesome > > > > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:43 AM > > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto: > > > flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] How to get Textinput position? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi guys.... :) > > > > > > > > > > I am working on flex, and looks hard to get the target object x > > > and > > > > y > > > > > position. do you have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Cheers & THANKS > > > > > > > > > > ================================ > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > > > " > > > > > viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > > > > > > import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject; > > > > > import mx.core.UIComponent; > > > > > import mx.controls.Alert; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > private function createMsg(event:Event):void { > > > > > > > > > > var target:UIComponent = UIComponent(event.currentTarget); > > > > > > > > > > var alert:Alert; > > > > > > > > > > Alert.show("the X position of LABEL 1 is > "+event.currentTarget.x, > > > > > "Show Me", Alert.YES | Alert.NO) > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > ]]> > > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > > > > > <mx:Panel> > > > > > <mx:Form> > > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Label"> > > > > > <mx:TextInput focusOut="createMsg(event);"/> > > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Label"> > > > > > <mx:TextInput/> > > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > > <mx:FormItem label="Labe3"> > > > > > <mx:TextInput/> > > > > > </mx:FormItem> > > > > > </mx:Form> > > > > > </mx:Panel> > > > > > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
